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Kiwi at the helm of melanoma treatment breakthrough in in Covid-ravaged Peru
Covid-19 has been brutal in Peru, with the country having the highest death rate per population in the world. But it's not all doom and gloom. Patrick Emanuel is part of a team who have invented a new… Audio
Media beat the drum to roll back lockdown - and sound the alarm
Even before the first hints we had “turned a corner” with Covid-19, pundits were pumping up the volume on calls to loosen the lockdown and get more shops and businesses open again. But others in the… Audio
Councils feel the strain of the Covid 19 lockdown
Councils throughout New Zealand face huge pressures as they try to provide essential services during Covid 19 lockdown. President of Local Government New Zealand Dave Cull explains Audio
Off the grid: Life on Great Barrier Island during lockdown
Third generation Great Barrier Island resident Tom Daly is living off-the-grid with his wife Beth and three children under six -- Beau (6), Finn (4), Hucks (2). He talks to Jim about how they are all… Audio
Ill-equipped isolators place strain on Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island sounds like the ideal place to isolate during the lockdown but resident Tom Daly, who lives there with his wife and three kids, says some people have arrived on the island… Audio